Reflections on Isiah 41:10
Isiah 41:10
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you.Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help tou. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Lately since my true love passed away I have felt distant from God. I had been falling into some sinful behaviours. That are destructive to my relationship with him. I felt lonely, afraid and numb. I decided I needed an intervention. I needed to share my struggles wirh friends so I did. Both prayed for me and I was also advised to seek forgiveness. I did repeatedly but my behaviours didn't change. Until I went back to look at God's word. Then I realised that I was in pain and I was afraid. My behaviours were trying to cover that up. I asked God to speak to me and I opened my prayer journal and found Isiah 41:10.
I reflected... It is a comforting thought to not be afraid because God is with me. That means that he is present in anything hard that I face and that is powerful. Also dismay means to be disheartened which is a feeling I have been having since my love's passing. But God is telling me not to feel that way because he will strengthen and help me. Which is also a powerful vision to have. I will uphold you with my righteous hand. Uphold means to support or defend against opposition or criticism. So God is basically offering protection against these things. Righteous means truth, reason, justice and fairness.
If God is always with me then he see's anything wrong I am doing. That is a powerful image to have and one I will continue to think about. But if God is doing this not to spy on me but to protect me then I need not be daunted by that. I need to see that he only wants to guide me back to the right path and protect me from harm. I began thinking that I need God more instead of walking away from him. I just pushed him aside because I am hurting. I tried to do everything in my own atrength when really I needed his help. I am thankful that I picked up my prayer journal today. It has given me a clear vision of what I need to do for the future. I called to God for help through his word and he answered, thankyou Lord!
Don't you be afraid, for I am with you.Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help tou. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Lately since my true love passed away I have felt distant from God. I had been falling into some sinful behaviours. That are destructive to my relationship with him. I felt lonely, afraid and numb. I decided I needed an intervention. I needed to share my struggles wirh friends so I did. Both prayed for me and I was also advised to seek forgiveness. I did repeatedly but my behaviours didn't change. Until I went back to look at God's word. Then I realised that I was in pain and I was afraid. My behaviours were trying to cover that up. I asked God to speak to me and I opened my prayer journal and found Isiah 41:10.
I reflected... It is a comforting thought to not be afraid because God is with me. That means that he is present in anything hard that I face and that is powerful. Also dismay means to be disheartened which is a feeling I have been having since my love's passing. But God is telling me not to feel that way because he will strengthen and help me. Which is also a powerful vision to have. I will uphold you with my righteous hand. Uphold means to support or defend against opposition or criticism. So God is basically offering protection against these things. Righteous means truth, reason, justice and fairness.
If God is always with me then he see's anything wrong I am doing. That is a powerful image to have and one I will continue to think about. But if God is doing this not to spy on me but to protect me then I need not be daunted by that. I need to see that he only wants to guide me back to the right path and protect me from harm. I began thinking that I need God more instead of walking away from him. I just pushed him aside because I am hurting. I tried to do everything in my own atrength when really I needed his help. I am thankful that I picked up my prayer journal today. It has given me a clear vision of what I need to do for the future. I called to God for help through his word and he answered, thankyou Lord!
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